Biden admin bans employers from discussing unionization with 'captive audience' employees
The Biden administration's National Labor Relations Board issued an opinion on Wednesday that bars businesses from expressing their views on unionization to a "captive audience" of employees.
Labor Board Bans Anti-Union 'Captive Audience' Meetings
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that employers can’t force workers to listen to anti-union speeches, but a Trump board could reverse the decision.
NLRB decides captive audience meetings are unlawful in potential boost for unions
Unions said captive audience meetings were partially responsible for losses at the Amazon location in Bessemer and the Mercedes plant.
N.L.R.B. Says Employers Can’t Hold Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings
The ruling, stemming from a complaint against Amazon, bars companies from compelling workers to attend meetings on unionization’s downsides.
Companies can't require employees to attend anti-union meetings, labor board rules
Employers can still hold meetings to express their views on unionization, but must now give workers advance notice and make clear they are voluntary.
Amazon's mandatory anti-union meetings banned by Labor board
The decision passed 3-1, with the NLRB General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, arguing the meetings violated worker’s rights, as they were forced to attend and be subjected to the company’s anti-union messaging.
National Labor Relations Board rules ‘captive audience’ meetings unlawful
The board's ruling responds to a series of labor complaints against Amazon for engaging in union-busting tactics.
US Labor Board Bans Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings in Ruling Against Amazon
Amazon also removed union-related posts on an internet message board and threatened to discipline a JFK8 employee if she re-posted them, the board found. Workers at the warehouse ultimately voted to join the Amazon Labor Union, making it the first and so far only Amazon facility to unionize.
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